Kenyon Martin is at odds with Mike Woodson. The coach said his goal is for the Knicks to be a top-10 defensive team.

“I told him top-five,” Martin said Saturday after practice.

Now that’s the kind of dissension a coach can live with from any player.

Perhaps Martin is straining just a bit to be a little more active in training camp. He runs and does conditioning work, but the scrimmage sessions are off-limits so far. Woodson, who admits he probably played his versatile forward a bit too much last season, is standing firm. Martin said he agrees it’s the right call.

“I’m not going to burn him like I did last year. When Kenyon came in, all our bigs were down. … I played him. I probably played him too much. He ended up breaking down somewhat toward the latter part with his ankle. This year I’ve got to be cautious,” said Woodson, who stressed Martin, 35, does all the requisite running.

“I haven’t let him scrimmage yet. That’s going to come eventually,” Woodson added. “I’m doing the right thing by conditioning so when it’s time to play, his wind is there and he’s ready to run up and down and play.”

Martin said he and Woodson over the summer developed a “plan” designed to keep him fresh — “I’m cool with the plan,” he said. Martin proclaimed himself fit and healthy and insisted if there were a game Sunday he could play.

“I’m healthy. I’m fine. I’m doing everything the guys are doing other than scrimmaging,” said Martin, who joined the Knicks last March and played 30 games with them, including the playoffs, but an achy left knee and sprained left ankle hampered him down the stretch, however.

Martin was a savior of sorts for the front line last season. Plopped on his couch waiting for a call, months passed before the Knicks finally gave him a buzz. The front line was in shambles and more injuries came even after Martin arrived. Marcus Camby, Rasheed Wallace, Tyson Chandler, Amar’e Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas were on a first-name basis with team doctors.

Martin arrived, played, then he too was injured. If Woodson, who has also expressed regret about overusing Jason Kidd last season, is going to err this time, it will be on the side of caution. Martin concurs.

“Over the summer I got healthy,” Martin said. “They’re just trying to limit the reps I’m getting in practice to be ready for the season which I understand.”

Martin’s athleticism and versatility — particularly on the defensive end where he plays with the reserve of a ravenous grizzly — always have been his biggest strengths. And he sees those qualities as perfect fits for a Knicks team that has impressed him with its depth.

“Our depth,” Martin said without hesitation when asked what impresses him most. “Our second five, we have guys that can start on any team in this league. … We understand it’s a deep team. There are going to be a lot of minutes some nights. Some nights, there’s not going to be as many minutes.”

Martin also praised Knick chemistry which he said he believes will accept the minutes distribution.

“We understand that the team that they put together is for the duration of the season and the playoffs,” Martin said. “So we’re deep, we’re deep at each position.”